SEOUL, July 21 -- A fatal domestic shooting in South Korea over the weekend ended with a man dead, his father arrested, and an apartment block evacuated due to a bomb threat.

At around 9.30pm on Sunday, police in Incheon responded to an emergency call about a man who had allegedly shot his own son in a high-rise in Songdo International City, the Korea Herald reported.

The victim, believed to be in his 30s, was found in critical condition and later died in hospital after suffering cardiac arrest, according to the Incheon Yeonsu Police Station.

The suspect, identified only as the victim's father in his 60s, fled the scene with the weapon in hand.

Police arrested the man at around 12.20am Monday in Seoul's Gangnam-gu district, following ...